Skirt around PHP 5.4 empty() limitation
Skirt around PHP 5.4 empty() limitation

PHP 5.4 empty() cannot use function return values. Production is still using PHP 5.4

Signed-off-by: Max Fierke <0706025b2bbcec1ed8d64822f4eccd96314938d0@maxfierke.com>

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